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M Cortez
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I write across genre about place and power for all the borderwalking weirdos out there. Creative work @ mcortez.net. Public theory @deceleration.news

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if Jim hadn't prodded me i may never have launched this book officially. still haven't launched I Call on the Earth--the pandemic interrupted things. very happy to be reading alongside Jim's new Thoreau chapbook, tho, and our friend James's forthcoming book on Thoreau and abolition.
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
South TX friends and fam--gonna be at UTRGV (@utrgvnewsroom.bsky.social) next Monday for a writing workshop/reading from The Bird Church, and on Tuesday moderating a talk by musician/sound studies scholar @jonathanjleal.bsky.social. see flyer for times and location. come by if you're around <3
September 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“They’re having a meeting”
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
pride bigger than tex-ass
June 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Bird Church, my new poetry collection, is out this summer from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social! preorder now thru April 25 for a discounted rate:

www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-...

cover art by the inimitable alice "pájara" canestaro-garcia <3
February 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
do you write at the intersections of environment and justice? @deceleration.bsky.social is actively seeking writers and multimedia contributors. submission guidelines and rates here: deceleration.news/submissions/
February 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
this one’s a spy, and the little red one’s his assistant
January 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM